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State deserves praise for passing gun measures

The Democratically controlled State Legislature moved on Jan. 29 to protect New Yorkers by enacting common-sense measures to combat gun violence. more

2/7/19

Aman Islam, 16, right, is a student at Valley Stream Central High School who has been advocating for gun safety since the Parkland shooting. He spoke on Jan. 26 at the “More Than a Moment” gun safety discussion at Oceanside Library.

Sen. Todd Kaminsky hosts gun safety forum at Oceanside Library

With Feb. 14 drawing near and marking the one-year anniversary of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla. that left 17 dead, the nation’s legislators, students, parents and activists continue to fight for stricter gun policies. In New York, proposed gun reform laws could be passed in Albany as soon as this week, according to State Sen. Todd Kaminsky. more

By Briana Bonfiglio | 1/31/19

Oceanside, Island Park school officials react to NYSED memo prohibiting education dollars for guns

Apparently reacting to media reports in August that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos might allow schools to use federal education dollars to train and arm teachers, New York’s education … more

By Peter Belfiore | 9/25/18

Police: Oceanside man threatened neighbor with shotgun

An Oceanside man was arrested early Monday morning after he allegedly threatened a neighbor with a shotgun, according to police. Officers reported that a Pearl Street resident answered their … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 9/17/18

U.S Education Secretary Betsy Devos is considering releasing federal funds for the purpose of purchasing firearms for use by public school teachers.

U.S. Dept. of Education considers arming teachers, Oceanside responds

By Matthew D’Onofrio mdonofrio@liherald.com The U.S. Department of Education may give states the option to use federal funds to purchase guns, and local officials have said they are not … more

By Matthew D'Onofrio | 8/30/18

Police: RVC man threatened to bring gun to O’side school

County police reported the arrest of a Rockville Centre man on May 14, for allegedly threatening to bring a gun to an Oceanside school. Officers said that Kenneth Geller, 72, was seen outside … more

5/15/18

An estimated 300 to 400 gun-rights advocates rallied in front of the State Capitol in Albany last Saturday. Many protesters interviewed by the Herald said the AR-15 assault rifle must remain legal across the country.

Gun owners decry SAFE Act in Albany rally

Part two in an ongoing series.Dressed in olive-green fatigues and brandishing placards touting the legality of the AR-15 assault rifle, an estimated 300 to 400 gun rights advocates descended on … more

By Scott Brinton | 4/23/18

Finding hope among the crowd at the March for Our Lives

Just in front of me, a teenage girl tentatively raised her arm. Then she clenched her fist. We were at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington on March 24 . . . more

4/20/18

For 17 minutes, the field was silent as the names of the 14 students and three teachers killed were recited over the loudspeaker.

Oceanside students mull path forward after walkout

On March 14, the Ocean-side High School football field was crowded with between 300 and 400 students. Usually a gathering of teenagers on that scale would be reserved for jubilant occasions — a … more

By Peter Belfiore | 3/28/18

More than 1,500 protesters, including many children, turned out for a March for Our Lives rally at SUNY Farmingdale on Saturday morning.

1,500 students, elected leaders rally for gun control at SUNY Farmingdale March for Our Lives

Nearly 25 years have passed since Colin Ferguson stepped onto a Long Island Rail Road train in Mineola and started indiscriminately firing a 9mm pistol at passengers. Six were killed and 19 wounded. Kevin McCarthy, then 26 and a broker with Prudential Securities in New York City, took a bullet to the head, but he survived. His left arm remains partially paralyzed. more

By Scott Brinton | 3/24/18

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